Browse the latest research summaries in the field of nutrition & dietetics for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Spinal Cord, 2019 • February 27, 2019
This study aimed to determine whether probiotic therapy with Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14+Lactobacillus GR-1 (RC14-GR1) and/or Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG+Bifidobacterium BB-12 (LGG-BB12) are effective i...
KEY FINDING: RC14-GR1 did not significantly reduce the risk of UTI compared to placebo (HR 0.67; 95% CI: 0.39–1.18; P = 0.17).
Spinal Cord, 2012 • November 1, 2012
The study aimed to identify the proportion of individuals with chronic SCI that have suboptimal vitamin D status and secondary hyperparathyroidism, and to identify correlates of suboptimal vitamin D s...
KEY FINDING: Thirty-nine percent of the cohort had suboptimal serum 25(OH)D levels.
J Clin Med Res, 2012 • April 30, 2012
This paper reviews methods of nutritional assessment and describes the physio-pathological mechanisms of malnutrition based on the assumption that spinal cord injured subjects need to receive adequate...
KEY FINDING: Two thirds of individuals enrolled in rehabilitation units are malnourished, indicating a critical need for nutritional support as a primary treatment.
PLoS ONE, 2013 • May 31, 2013
This study demonstrates that cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) is more effective than ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) in a rat model of nerve injury. High-dose cholecalciferol significantly improves locomotor ...
KEY FINDING: Cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) is more effective than ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) in promoting nerve recovery.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2013 • January 1, 2013
This study aimed to compare calorie and protein intake in acute rehabilitation inpatients with spinal cord injury (SCI) versus those with traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke, and Parkinson's disease ...
KEY FINDING: SCI patients had a significantly higher mean calorie intake compared to stroke and Parkinson's disease patients during acute inpatient rehabilitation.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2014 • January 1, 2014
This pilot study investigated the relationship between dietary intake and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) compared to able-bodied control...
KEY FINDING: SCI participants had significantly larger waist circumference compared to the control group (39.2 vs 36.2 in.; P < .001).
Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 2021 • October 28, 2021
This study investigated the role of diet and gut microbiota in cognitive decline (CD) using a 12-year prospective study design involving two separate sample sets from Bordeaux and Dijon. The findings ...
KEY FINDING: Metabolites derived from cocoa, coffee, mushrooms, and red wine are associated with reduced cognitive decline.
Molecular Psychiatry, 2022 • July 7, 2022
Using serum samples from a longitudinal, population-based ageing cohort, we provide evidence to support that blood-borne factors, via the systemic milieu of participants, influence the fate of hippocam...
KEY FINDING: Reduced cell death and increased neuronal differentiation were associated with later life depressive symptomatology.
Age and Ageing, 2024 • January 31, 2024
This study investigated the interaction between dietary/nutritional factors and neurogenesis-centred biological susceptibility on cognitive decline (CD), dementia, and depressive symptomatology. The r...
KEY FINDING: Increased plasma lycopene concentrations, higher red meat consumption, and lower poultry consumption were associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease in individuals with a neurogenesis-centred susceptibility.
Cell Rep, 2016 • June 7, 2016
This study demonstrates that periodic cycles of a fasting mimicking diet (FMD) can ameliorate demyelination and symptoms in a murine experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model. The FMD redu...
KEY FINDING: FMD cycles reduced disease severity in mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an animal model for MS, and reversed symptoms in some animals.